by K Jimeny Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:14 am
"10-4"
"Alright guys I need to get this guy to the hospital and get him taken care of, another ambulance should be here shortly"
I roll the stretcher to the back of ALS-1, open the doors and load him up. Once I get him in the back I take the portable oxygen off of him and put him on the oxygen in the truck. Then I start a 18 gauge IV with 1000cc NaCl. I tell my driver to head to the hospital and were off.
"ALS-1 is en route to the hospital with 1, non emergency"
En route I start doing my detailed assessment and find some tenderness on his abdomen on his right upper quadrant. He yells every time I palpate it so we will have to wait for the hospital to do a couple of tests before we know what the problem is. I retake his vitals and noticed that his B/P is now at 150/90 so its coming down, and his Pulse is at 105. He is really starting to calm down a lot, I then call in my report to the hospital.
"ALS-1 is out at the hospital"